Secondary education, teachers in Tonga
Tonga: Secondary education, teachers was 57.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Tonga, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Tonga is 57.7%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Tonga peaked at 59.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 106th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.5% | — |
| 1984 | 44.9% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.9% | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 49.4% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 45.1% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | -30.1% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +53.2% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 44.9% | 53.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 31.5% | 49.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.7% | 54.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 52.7% | 59.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 103 Liechtenstein 58.6% compare
- 104 Samoa 58.3% compare
- 105 Costa Rica 57.9% compare
- 107 Fiji 57.5% compare
- 108 Macau, China 57.4% compare
- 109 Kuwait 57.2% compare
More education data for Tonga
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Tonga?
- Secondary education, teachers in Tonga was 57.7% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Tonga ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.